Monsoon Mayhem: IMD Issues Red Alert For 2 Maharashtra Districts; Downpour Triggers Flood in Parts of Telangana

"Districts in western Maharashtra, including Pune, Kolhapur, Satara and Sangli, are expected to receive strong spells of showers in the week beginning Monday (August 17)," an IMD official said.

Written by: India.com News Desk Edited by: Surabhi Shaurya

Updated: August 17, 2020, 7:32 AM IST

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New Delhi: The Indian Meteorological Department has issued a red alert of extremely heavy rainfall for two districts in Maharashtra—-Pune and Satara. “Districts in western Maharashtra, including Pune, Kolhapur, Satara and Sangli, are expected to receive strong spells of showers in the week beginning Monday (August 17),” an IMD official said, adding that Satara and Pune districts are very likely to receive extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places on August 17, Monday.

The forecast also predicted heavy rainfall at isolated places in Mumbai, Raigad, and Palghar from Monday onwards. The weather department classifies minimum 204.5 mm rainfall in 24 hours as extremely heavy. A red alert requires authorities to take preventive steps to minimise damage.

Meanwhile, four rain-related deaths were reported from Odisha and Telangana on Sunday.  In Odisha, heavy rains caused by a low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal led to a flood-like situation in several parts of the state, snapping road connectivity, damaging mud houses and crops.

On Saturday night, two members of a family were killed at a village in Patnagarh block of Balangir district after a wall of their home collapsed due to heavy rains.

In north India, rains lashed Rajasthan, Uttarakhand and parts of Uttar Pradesh. “Thunderstorm with light to moderate intensity rain would occur over and adjoining areas of Delhi, Gurugram, Agra, Barsana, Garhmukteswar, Hastinapur, Khatoli, Yamunanagar, Kurukshetra, Bijnor, Chandpur during next 2 hours”, the IMD said.

On the other hand, the flood situation in Assam improved marginally, while Bihar continued to be in the grip of the deluge. The number of people affected by the deluge in Bihar rose by about 12,500 in the last 24 hours, taking the total to 81,44,356 in 16 districts, the state disaster management department said.

A total of 11,812 people were affected by the floods in Dhemaji, Lakhimpur and Baksa districts of Assam on Sunday, against 13,300 the previous day, the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) said.